Faculty

The Chemistry Department prides itself in close student/professor relationships and the availability of individualized instruction. This helps account for the excellentachievement and placement records of our graduates. Each faculty member is actively involved in classroom and laboratory instruction, and many conduct scholarlyresearch activities. Fields of specialization include biochemistry, organic, analytical, inorganic, physical and environmental chemistry as well as science education.Faculty are listed below along with his or her areas of expertise and research interests.

Graduate Coordinator, Associate Professor, Physical/Analytical, Ph.D., University of Utah, 2000; Spectroscopic investigations of macromolecular complexes of polyelectrolytes and surfactants. Investigations of the effect of nanoparticle metal oxides on the optical properties of polyelectrolyte/surfactant formulations.

Associate Professor, Chemical Education. Ph.D., Montana State University, 2005; Supporting Student Inquiry in the Laboratory through a Research-Based Approach and Use of Computer-Based Measurement Technology.